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She is a certified birth and postpartum doula, lactation support counselor, and Pregnancy and Infant Loss advocate, proudly serving Lynchburg, Virginia, and surrounding communities. A Lynchburg native and mother of two daughters, Chantel brings both professional expertise and lived experience to her work. She holds a degree in Sociology with minors in Human Services and Gender Studies from Randolph College and is also a Notary Public for the Commonwealth of Virginia. Chantel’s work is rooted in advocacy, compassion, and reproductive justice. She is deeply committed to creating empowering spaces where birthing people feel seen, informed, and respected. Her passion for birth work was shaped by both the serious disparities in maternal health, particularly the disproportionate impact on Black women, and her own personal experiences with maternal morbidity. Those experiences gave her a firsthand understanding that harm in birth is not limited to mortality. 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